U-M Y2K preparations pay off

Rhiannon King, wearing a Y2K bug costume from Halloween, delivers the
celebratory cake at the Emergency Operations Center on Kipke Drive. The
daughter of Jose-Marie Griffiths, university chief information officer,
King spent a lot of time with the emergency operations personnel and
helped celebrate when the clock struck midnight and the U-M showed no sign
of having been bitten by the Y2K bug. Griffiths said King helped design
and stuff the costume, which won a prize in a Halloween costume
competition in October. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle

Fountain in summer, sculpture in winter

Shut down for the winter, the Sunday Morning in Deep Waters
(detail above) fountain on Ingalls Mall was created by Swedish sculptor
Carl Milles. Fondly called Ye Gods and Little Fishes by some
students, the fountain depicts Father Triton and his sons on a holiday
excursion.

Acquired in 1940, the fountain was a gift of Charles Baird in memory
of Thomas McIntyre Cooley, professor of law and dean of the Law School.

Milles was the first sculptor-in-residence at Cranbrook, where the
fountain was created. It was his 12th fountain and 96th major work.
Photo by Bob Kalmbach